Genesis 15:3

3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

Genesis 15:3 in Other Translations

3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

3 And Abram said, "Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir."

3 You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.”

3 Abram continued, "See, you've given me no children, and now a mere house servant is going to get it all."

3 Abram continued, "Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir."

Genesis 15:3 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 15:3

And Abram said, behold, to me thou hast given no seed
He had bestowed many temporal blessings on him, as well as spiritual ones, having given himself in covenant, and all things in it, but he had not given him a child:

and lo, one born in my house is mine heir;
meaning either Eliezer or his son, whom he had made his heir, or intended to make him, since he had no child; or of course he would have been to, Lot his nephew having no sons; and this Eliezer descending from Aram, the youngest son of Shem, was like to be next heir, if Abram should have no child of his own, as Dr. Lightfoot observes ^F7.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Works, vol. 1. p. 695.

Genesis 15:3 In-Context

1 After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield,your very great reward. ”

2 But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”

3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

4 Then the word of the LORD came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.”

5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”

Cross References

• 1. Genesis 24:2,34
• 2. S Genesis 12:5